Brandon Morrow News Archives

Ken Griffey, Jr. hit a three-run homer and Brandon Morrow was stellar on the bump, as the Seattle Mariners made short work of the Oakland Athletics, 7-0, in the middle test of a three-game set.

A dedicated Mariners fan and long-ago sportswriter , I have over the past eight years done "looking-ahead" pieces at the beginning and end of each season.

TODAY: A's Trevor Cahill vs. Mariners' Felix Hernandez , 7:10 p.m. TV: CSNCA. Radio: 860-AM, 1640-AM WEDNESDAY: Clayton Mortensen vs.

With a winning streak in tow, the Mariners quietly have been ascending up the standings in the American League West.

B.J. Upton hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning, spoiling Seattle's bid for back-to-back wins in a two-game series with a 5-4 loss at Tropicana Field on Wednesday.

The Mariners try to sweep this abbreviated series by sending Brandon Morrow to the mound.

Young right-hander Wade Davis looks for a third strong outing in his fourth major-league appearance tonight when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Seattle Mariners in the finale of a brief two-game series at Tropicana Field.

Ryan Rowland-Smith turned in another sensational performance in the M's 4-1 victory over the White Sox at the Safe last night.

Some of you have wondered about Bill Hall and why the Mariners insist on playing him every night.

Those of you who took the first eight innings off didn't miss anything. The Mariners seemed dead in the water after managing just an Adrian Beltre solo homer off John Danks and seeing Brandon Morrow walk six guys and allow three runs -- two earned -- in a ho-hum afternoon contest in front of the second-smallest crowd all season.

Brandon Morrow got pulled with two on and two out in the sixth and Jason Vargas came on and got the strikeout to keep it a 3-0 game, the White Sox still leading.

By the way, they've started selling this blog on the Amazon Kindle . No kidding.

Snell vs. Garcia Wednesday vs. White Sox, 7:10 p.m., FSN Rowland-Smith vs. Torres Thursday vs.

None other than ex-Seattle resident Kenneth Gorelick , otherwise known to music fans as Grammy Award winning saxophonist Kenny G. Had a chance to chat with the G-Man himself for a bit, not-too-slyly interrupting his rehearsal of the Star Spangled Banner, which he's here to play tonight.

Chris Davis had a home run taken away from him by instant replay in the fifth inning of the Rangers game with the Mariners at the Ballpark in Arlington on Saturday night.

Ichiro Suzuki had two hits to move within two of a record ninth-straight 200-hit season, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 in a game called by rain with three outs remaining Saturday night.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Brandon Morrow should be kept around in the 2009 MLB off-season to be groomed as the team's future closer.

Ichiro Suzuki's pursuit of another milestone was put on hold Friday night when the Seattle Mariners game against the Texas Rangers was postponed by rain.

Mariners-Rangers game washed out Eds: APNewsNow. ARLINGTON, Texas The game between the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers has been postponed Friday night because of rain.

ANAHEIM, Calif. a ' At least Ian Snell was able to keep the Mariners from hitting the panic button for another 24 hours.

No, this is not a joke. I know some of you are laughing, some not. But Brandon Morrow is being recalled from Class AAA and will start for the Mariners on Friday in Texas.

Just got off the phone with GM Jack Zduriencik , who told me the Mariners are leaning heavily towards allowing Brandon Morrow to pitch in a Class AAA playoff game at Sacramento this coming Friday.

OAKLAND Brandon Morrow will rejoin the Seattle rotation on Friday in Texas, Luke French will give up his starting role to pitch out of the bullpen.

Went to the Mariners game last night against the Los Angeles Angels just to sit in the stands for a change and saw a few things I'd never have expected even a month ago: Adrian Beltre was back at third base Tuesday, but had to endure a little musical ribbing from his teammates.

This season is rapidly winding down, with the Mariners managing to finish August a game over .500 for the month despite last night's 10-0 demolition at the hands of a superior Angels squad.